as in fatness
the condition of having an excess of body fat
obesity has been linked to a number of health risks, such as heart disease
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Recent Examples of obesity
Plus, its obesity treatment rivalry with Novo Nordisk, which is willing to cut prices to regain market share, adds another wrinkle that can drive big stock swings.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
Used since the 1950s to make consumer products nonstick, oil- and water-repellent, and resistant to temperature change, PFAS chemicals have been linked to serious health problems, including cancer, fertility issues, high cholesterol, hormone disruption, liver damage, obesity and thyroid disease.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
When a person gains weight, different types of immune cells infiltrate expanding fat tissue, likely as a stress response, explains William Scott, an obesity researcher at Imperial College London.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
Retatrutide is an experimental weight-loss drug from Eli Lilly that may be the most powerful obesity treatment yet.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
Used since the 1950s to make consumer products nonstick, oil- and water-repellent, and resistant to temperature change, PFAS chemicals have been linked to serious health problems, including cancer, fertility issues, high cholesterol, hormone disruption, liver damage, obesity and thyroid disease.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
When a person gains weight, different types of immune cells infiltrate expanding fat tissue, likely as a stress response, explains William Scott, an obesity researcher at Imperial College London.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
Retatrutide is an experimental weight-loss drug from Eli Lilly that may be the most powerful obesity treatment yet.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obesity
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Your liver, along with hormone signaling, plays an important role in metabolism, helping regulate blood sugar, fat, and protein processing.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2026
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Roux As mentioned, the core component of a traditional gumbo is the roux, a thickening agent made of fat and flour.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Symptoms include blood in stool or rectal bleeding; changes in bowel habits such as diarrhea, constipation or narrowing of stool that lasts more than a few days; unintended weight loss; and cramps or abdominal pain.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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Aniyah Whayne of Osceola and Sariah Forgione Franco of Cypress Creek also won their weight classes.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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Breastfeeding, adiposity, and precocious puberty in boys and girls.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Kajumba was a laconic man, rail‑thin, with the type of largish head that suggested nature had intended him for corpulence, even as circumstance had conspired to keep him slender.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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As president, George H.W. Bush compared his dog, Ranger, to a blimp in a playful memo to White House staff noting a need to curb doggie treats because of canine corpulence.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Obesity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obesity. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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